tact

Questions about tact

What does tact mean?

tact means "consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense".

How many syllables are in tact?

tact has 1 syllable: tact. In IPA it is /ˈtækt/.

What is another word for tact?

Close synonyms include tactfulness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tact a common word?

tact is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with tact?

2 words rhyme with tact. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.